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L. M. TAYLOR 82 .W. D'. FOWLER.

JOURNAL BOX.

PattentedOot. 1, 1867.

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' LEROY MHTAYLOR AND w. D. FOWLER; or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Letters Patent No. 69,373, dated October 1, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN JOURNAL-BOX.

TQ-WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be itknown that we, LEROY M. TAYLOR and W. D. FOWLER, of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented an improved JournehBox; and we dodeelarc the following to beg full, clear, and ex not description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which-- Figure l is an end view of the improved journal-box, showing the upper half thereof thrown up in dotted lines. 1

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinulsection through the centre of thejournalbox..

Figure 8' is a top view. v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the three figures.

This invention relates to an improvement on the construction of journal-boxes for all kinds of shafting which it may be desirable to remove from their hearings for cleaning and other purposes.

The invention consists in providingnjournal-box the two parts of which are hinged together, with a. turnbutton nndlatching deviceforsecurely holding the free end of the cup down in place, and at the some time admit ting of the ready unlocking of said cnp'nt pleasure, as will he hereinafter described.

To enable others skilled in the art"to'understand our invention, we. will describe Reconstruction and operation. T I

In"theaccompanying.-(lrawings, Ar'ep'reserit's the lower half or base section ofthc journzil-box, which is constructed with two ears artv on one end, hoving holes through them for receiving the pivot-pin, which hinges the cap or upper section of the box to it. This base A is also constructed with bolt-holes 6.6 through it for .re'ceiving'the headed bolts 0 that secure it down firmly in place upon a beam orother object, as shown in fig. 1'; also, with n. fiat-head pin, (2, which stnnds perpendicularly to the plane of the hose A, and is allowed to turn freely. The space between the lower edges of the said pin and the'uppet' face of the base-piece A- is very slightly greater than the thickness of the upper section or cap of't'he box, The cap 13 is pivoted at one end to the ears a a of this base-section A by means of the transverse pin e, and'et the other end a. notch or groove,f; is made of sufiicient width and length to receive the head and shank of tho turning-pin d, and allow this pin to be turned uroundso as to bring its head at right. angles to. the length of the hex, as shown in fig. 3, or to be turned so as to be broiiglit into line with the slot, as indicated in dotted lines, fig. 2. When the pin-head. is turned as last mentioned, the cap B cenbe thrown back, as indicated in dotted lines, fig. 1,but when the'.pinhead is turned at right angles to its slotf over the cap B, this cap Will he held down firmly in place at hoth ends.

On one side of the slot f. an oblong grcoveismnde in the upper-surface of the capB, in'which is firmly secured e spring-latch, g, which serves, in c'onjunction. withxa stop-pin," h, on the oppositesideof the slot to hold the a pin-d from turning when it is in a position for fastening the cap B down in place. The pink serves as one abutment, and the nose of thelatch g as the other abutment. To raise the cup-B asindicated in dotted lines, figrl, i't is'neccssary to depress the latch gendv turn-the thumb-piece of pin 1 one-quarter ero'und', sons to bring it in the pluneof its notch or slotf. v I I v This simple contrivanee will hold the cap of the hinged journal-box down firmly ini ts place, and also vallow of the raising of this cap at pleasure, to oil, clean, or remove a shaft. I

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The munner herein described of constructing the box A B in two halves, with the hinge a e, and the turningpin d, and locking devices 9- ii, the said construction admitting of a ready removal of the shaft, as well as giving ready access thereto, allus set forth.

l L. M. TAYLOR,

W. D. FOWLER. Witnesses:

Joim S. HOLLINGQIIEAD, P .I. W. Home; 

